Colts-Chiefs Preview Capsule
INDIANAPOLIS (2-2) at KANSAS CITY (4-0)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE _ Chiefs by 10
RECORD VS. SPREAD _ Colts 2-1-1, Chiefs 3-1
SERIES RECORD _ Colts lead 16-10
LAST MEETING _ Chiefs beat Colts 31-13, Jan. 12
LAST WEEK _ Colts lost to Raiders 31-24; Chiefs beat Lions 34-30.
AP PRO32 RANKING _ Colts No. 18, Chiefs No. 2
COLTS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (19), RUSH (7), PASS (25).
COLTS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (16), RUSH (25), PASS (13).
CHIEFS OFFENSE _ OVERALL (2), RUSH (20), PASS (1).
CHIEFS DEFENSE _ OVERALL (30), RUSH (31), PASS (20).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES _ Colts have lost two straight in series. ... Chiefs’ win over Indianapolis in January was their first home playoff win since Jan. 8, 1994. ... Chiefs seeking to start 5-0 for third consecutive season. They have done it five times in franchise history. ... Five teams have allowed fewer sacks this season than Indianapolis (six). ... Colts have converted 49 percent of third downs, fifth-best in league, and all five fourth-down attempts. ... Jacoby Brissett is tied for league lead with 10 TD passes through first four games, most by an Indianapolis QB to start season since Andrew Luck in 2014. ... DE Justin Houston will make first trip to Kansas City as visitor after spending first eight NFL seasons with Chiefs. Needs three tackles for loss to reach 100. ... Despite missing last two games with concussion, All-Pro LB Darius Leonard has more tackles than all but two players since start of 2018 season. ... Adam Vinatieri needs three field-goal attempts to become second player in league history with 700. Morten Andersen had 709. Vinatieri will tie Eugene Daniel for fourth-most games played (198) in franchise history with next appearance. ... Chiefs coach Andy Reid needs one win to reach 200 regular-season victories. He has 211 total, sixth-most in NFL history. ... Kansas City was unbeaten in October last season and is 11-2 under Reid in the month. ... Chiefs have scored 70 points in second quarters of first four games, most in NFL history. ... Kansas City has scored at least 26 points in record 22 straight games. ... Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has thrown for 1,510 yards, third-most through first four weeks of season. ... TE Travis Kelce has catches in 83 straight games, tied with Stephone Paige for second-most in Chiefs history. ... Fantasy Tip: Mahomes is due for a bounce-back performance after pedestrian (by his standards) game last week in Detroit, where he threw for more than 300 yards but failed to throw a touchdown pass.
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